A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CANNISTER, HANS PETRUS III, AUGSBURG, 1665-70
Auction Closed
November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CANNISTER, HANS PETRUS III, AUGSBURG, 1665-70
the cylindrical body finely embossed and chased with The Finding of Moses, in a river scene with women, architecture and animals, between corrugated rims, the screw-off cover embossed with acanthus below swing-handle, the underside initialled H.C.V.S:V.M.S.GV.N. marked on body and cover
19cm., 7½in. high
636gr., 20oz. 8dwt.
Sotheby's, Geneva, 16 November 1998, lot 120
Hemut Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede 1529-1868, Munich 1980. no. 1360 (d)